diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml b/.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml
index a49f312e8f..2f760f8136 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
   get-reports:
     needs: [ fetch-urls, pack-master, pack-snapshot ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # We use machines with more memory to run validation, as large feeds
+    # can consume too much heap for default machine instances (see #1304).
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-4-cores
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.fetch-urls.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml b/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
index a8b25e1ef6..17e8a8b091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end_to_end.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
   run-on-data:
     needs: [ fetch-urls, pack-snapshot ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # We use machines with more memory to run validation, as large feeds
+    # can consume too much heap for default machine instances (see #1304).
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-4-cores
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.fetch-urls.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps: